When colorectal cancer spreads to the liver, it can be very difficult to treat. Cancer is more likely to invade the liver when people have fatty liver disease. A recent study places the blame on "message bubbles" called extracellular vesicles that are released by the liver.
In the ADAURA clinical trial, people with early-stage lung cancer treated with osimertinib (Tagrisso) after surgery lived longer than people treated with a placebo after surgery. Despite some criticisms about its design, the trial is expected to change patient care.
New findings show that the CAR T-cell therapy axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) improved survival for people with large B-cell lymphoma that was not responding to initial treatment or had quickly relapsed.
A large clinical trial has shown that, in people with blood cancers, a cyclophosphamide-based regimen better protects against graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after an allogeneic stem cell transplant than the two-drug combination currently used.
We've added information about a study that assessed the effect of oral CBD oil on cancer symptoms. CBD is a cannabis compound that does not produce a "high" but is thought to have possible health benefits.
Information specialists at NCI's Cancer Information Service (CIS), NCI's contact center, can help answer your cancer-related questions in English and Spanish. This page tells you how to reach us by phone, chat, or email.
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